Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter?
Linking smallholder farmers to markets and making markets work for the poor is increasingly becoming an important part of the global research and development agenda. Organizations have used various strategies to link farmers to markets. These approaches have mainly been evaluated for their potential...
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| author | Njuki, Jemimah Kaaria, Susan K. Chamunorwa, A. Chiuri, Wanjiku L. |
| author_browse | Chamunorwa, A. Chiuri, Wanjiku L. Kaaria, Susan K. Njuki, Jemimah |
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| description | Linking smallholder farmers to markets and making markets work for the poor is increasingly becoming an important part of the global research and development agenda. Organizations have used various strategies to link farmers to markets. These approaches have mainly been evaluated for their potential to increase participation in markets and household incomes. The evaluations have assumed a unitary household where income and resources are pooled and allocated according to a joint utility function. In most households, however, income is rarely pooled and neither are resources jointly allocated. This article uses data from Malawi and Uganda to analyze what influences income distribution between men and women, focusing on the type of commodity, type of market and approaches used. The results indicate that commodities generating lower average revenues are more likely to be controlled by women, whereas men control commodities that are high revenue generators, often sold in formal markets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace41522025-11-12T04:28:40Z Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? Njuki, Jemimah Kaaria, Susan K. Chamunorwa, A. Chiuri, Wanjiku L. mixed farming livestock marketing gender Linking smallholder farmers to markets and making markets work for the poor is increasingly becoming an important part of the global research and development agenda. Organizations have used various strategies to link farmers to markets. These approaches have mainly been evaluated for their potential to increase participation in markets and household incomes. The evaluations have assumed a unitary household where income and resources are pooled and allocated according to a joint utility function. In most households, however, income is rarely pooled and neither are resources jointly allocated. This article uses data from Malawi and Uganda to analyze what influences income distribution between men and women, focusing on the type of commodity, type of market and approaches used. The results indicate that commodities generating lower average revenues are more likely to be controlled by women, whereas men control commodities that are high revenue generators, often sold in formal markets. 2011-07 2011-07-11T16:27:04Z 2011-07-11T16:27:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4152 en Open Access application/pdf application/pdf Springer Njuki, J., Kaaria, S., Chamunorwa, A. and Chiuri, W. 2011. Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? European Journal of Development Research 23(3):426-443. |
| spellingShingle | mixed farming livestock marketing gender Njuki, Jemimah Kaaria, Susan K. Chamunorwa, A. Chiuri, Wanjiku L. Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? |
| title | Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? |
| title_full | Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? |
| title_fullStr | Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? |
| title_short | Linking smallholder farmers to markets, gender and intra-household dynamics: Does the choice of commodity matter? |
| title_sort | linking smallholder farmers to markets gender and intra household dynamics does the choice of commodity matter |
| topic | mixed farming livestock marketing gender |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4152 |
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